Last updated: July 2010
Lebanon Detention Profile
List of Detention Sites
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| Aley Prison | In use (2010) | Aley city, Aley district, Mount Lebanon Governorate (Jabal Lubnan) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 33 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
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| Amioun Prison | In use (2010) | Amioun city, Koura district, North Governorate (al-Shamal) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 45 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Baabda Women's Prison | In use (2010) | Baabda city, Baabda district, Mount Lebanon Governorate (Jabal Lubnan) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Centeral Prison's Management | 55 prisoners (2010) | Adult Females. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Baalbeck Prison | In use (2010) | Baalbeck city, Baalbeck district, Beqaa Governorate | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 76 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Barbar el Khazen Prison | In use (2010) | Verdan, Beirut city, Beirut Governorate | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 60 prisoners (2010) | Adult Females. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Batroun Prison | In use (2010) | Batroun city, Batroun district, North Governorate (al-Shamal) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 38 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Dahr el Bachek Prison | In use (2010) | Mount Lebanon Governorate (Jabal Lubnan) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Romieh Centeral Prison's Management | Minor Females. No legal segregation (2010). | ||
| Fanar Prison | In use (2010) | Mount Lebanon Governorate (Jabal Lubnan) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 35 prisoners (2009) | Minor males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| General Security Retention Center | In use (2010) | Beirut, Beirut Governorate | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of the Interior/ General Security | General Security | 350-450 migrant detainees (2010) | Adult males, females, and minors. Sex segregation; no age segregation; space for family units (2010). | |
| Halba Prison | In use (2010) | Akkar district, North Governorate (al-Shamal) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 35 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Jbeil Prison | In use (2010) | Jbeil city, Jbeil district, Mount Lebanon Governorate (Jabal Lubnan) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 18 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Jeb Jennine Prison | In use (2010) | Joub Jennine city, West Beqaa district, Beqaa Governorate | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 103 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Jezzine Prison | In use (2010) | Jezzine city, Jezzine district, South Governorate (al-Janoub) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 26 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Nabatiyeh Prison | In use (2010) | Kfar Ej Jouz, Nabatiyeh district, Nabatiyeh Governorate (Jabal Amel) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 87 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Rachaia Prison | In use (2010) | Rachaiya city, Rachaiya district, Beqaa Governorate | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 42 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Ras Baalbeck Prison | In use (2010) | Baalbeck city, Baalbeck district, Beqaa Governorate | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 24 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Roumieh Central Prison | In use (2010) | Roumieh town, Mount Lebanon Governorate (Jabal Lubnan) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 1050 (2010) | 3500 prisoners (2010) | Adult males and minors. No legal segregation; age segregation (2010). |
| Tebnine Prison | In use (2010) | Tebnine city, Hasbaya district, Nabatiyeh Governorate (Jabal Amel) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 85 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Tripoli Men's Prison | In use (2010) | Tripoli (Trabulus) city, Tripoli district, North Governorate (al-Shamal) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 491 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Tripoli Women's Prison | In use (2010) | Tripoli (Trabulus) city, Tripoli district, North Governorate (al-Shamal) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 136 prisoners (2010) | Adult Females. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Tyr Prison | In use (2010) | Tyr (Sour) city, Tyr district, South Governorate (al-Janoub) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 58 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Zahleh Men's Prison | In use (2010) | al-Madina al-Sina'ieh, Zahleh city, Zahleh district, Beqaa Governorate | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 450 (2010) | 169 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). |
| Zahleh Women's Prison | In use (2010) | Zahleh district, Beqaa Governorate | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 29 prisoners (2010) | Adult Females. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Zgharta Prison | In use (2010) | Zgharta city, Zgharta district, North Governorate (al-Shamal) | Prison | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Prison Division of the Lebanese 'Gendarmerie' (also known as 'Darak') | 44 prisoners (2010) | Adult males. No legal segregation (2010). | |
| Facility Name | Status (Year) | Location | Facility Type | Security | Authority | Management | Capacity | Reported Population on a Single Day | Demographics & Segregation |
Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)
- Abo Rjeily, Nicola. 2007. “Ras Baalbeck prison, windows closed by cement.’’ al-akhbar newspaper. In Arabic. 1 May 2007. http://www.al-akhbar.com/ar/node/30919 (accessed on 13 May 2010).
- Flynn, Michael. 2009. Email communication with representative of international organization. 2 May 2009. (Source asked to remain anonymous.)
- Frontiers, Ruwad Association (FRA). 2004. Refugee Protection in Lebanon. Beirut. 2004.
- Frontiers, Ruwad Association (FRA). 2006. Legality vs. Legitimacy, Detention of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Lebanon. Beirut. May 2006. http://frontiersruwad.org/pdf/FR_Report_Legality%20vs.%20Legitimacy_Eng_2006.pdf (accessed on 27 May 2010).
- Frontiers Ruwad Association (FRA). 2008. DOUBLE JEOPARDY, Illegal Entry - Illegal Detention Case Study: Iraqi Refugees and Asylum - Seekers in Lebanon. Beirut. December 2008. http://www.frontiersruwad.org/pdf/FR_DoubleJeopardy_Eng_FINAL_5January2009.pdf (accessed on 27 May 2010).
- Frontiers Ruwad Association (FRA). 2010. “Is it Civilised if we Keep Prisoners Arbitrarily?” FRA. 26 March 2010.
- Hadeshian, Seta (Middle Eastern Council of Churches). 2010. Email communication with Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project). 27 July 2010. Geneva, Switzerland.
- Hicham, Susan. 2010. “Nabatiyah prison, prisoner underground.’’ al-akhbar newspaper. In Arabic. 20 April 2010. www.al-akhbar.com/ar/node/186168 (accessed on 13 May 2010).
- Human Rights Watch (HRW). 2007. Rot Here or Die There, Bleak Choices for Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon. November 2007, Vol. 19, No. 8 (E). http://www.hrw.org/en/node/10579/section/1 (accessed on 5 May 2010).
- Human Rights Watch (HRW). 2008. Lebanon: Migrant Domestic Workers Dying Every Week. August 2008. http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/08/24/lebanon-migrant-domestic-workers-dying-every-week (accessed on 5 May 2010).
- Khayat, Daniel. 2010. “Celebration of the qualitative leap to the new Zahle prison.’’ kelyom website. In Arabic. 28 April 2010. www.kelyom.com/ShowArticle.asp (accessed on 28 April 2010).
- Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH). 2010. Prisons in Lebanon: Humanitarian & Legal Concerns. www.cldh-lebanon.org (accessed April 25, 2010).
